David Gallacher

David is a Corporate Member and Accredited Monitoring Professional of the HKIEIA, and a qualified ecologist with 14 years of professional and academic experience in the environmental sector.

He completed his postgraduate studies at The University of Hong Kong, where he developed a rapid biological assessment protocol to assess the ecological value of rivers and streams. When based at the Department of Ecology & Biodiversity at the University of Hong Kong, Dr. Gallacher was responsible for a government-funded study to devise a biomonitoring scheme for the Mai Po Ramsar site.

Shyam Sunder Mehndiratta

Shyam S Mehndiratta is an engineer with post-graduation from IIT Roorkee. He has more than 20 years of experience in ‘Procurement and Contract Management for the public sector at the central, state, and local government levels in India and South Asia. 

He is associated with Asian Development Bank (ADB) since 2010 and presently working as Senior Procurement Officer at Indian Resident Mission (INRM) of ADB in New Delhi. Previously he has also been associated with World Bank and DFID.

ADB Business Opportunities Seminar 2021 with India

ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department (PPFD) transitioned its Business Opportunities Outreach Initiatives from in-person to virtual format.